Catoctin clarion., 1887-06-02

the w. T. G. u, called upon the Presl-
dent and presented him Il protest
against the sale Of intoxicating liquors
on the drill grounds, it being Govern
ment property, and asked his interter-
ence. The ladies SAID the President
received them most eourteously, ox-
pressed his disapproval Of the license
to sell liquors on the drill ground, and
gave them much encouragement to be-
lieye it would not be done. The ladies
also called ON Col: Wilson, Commis-
sloner, Of public buildings and grounds
and other gentlemen having authority.
The bar.room privilege Of the ground
had been sold by the Drill committee
for 81 500, but about noon on last Fri
day, the man who had bought the priv.
ilese of opening the bar under the
grand stand, was notified that the or
der granting him this privilege was re-
voked and he at once ceased his pre-
parations.
Later it was stated that this action
of the Drill committee was in no way
due to the President or to the efforts OF
the ladies of the W. It. q. u, that be
fore the ladies had waited on the Pres
ident the Drill committee had passed
their resolution revoking the sale of in
toxicatlng liquors on the Drill ground.
Probably the real secret Of the COM
mittee's action was that 1t received
through the Commissioner OF pubIlc
grounds polite intmation that 1t
would be very gratifying to the War
Department, to which the Drill ground
belongs if Intoxicating liquors were ex-
cluded; the committee, already under
great obligations to the War Depart
mcnt, could not afford to ignore a hint
Of that kind, and they promptly made
the order reyoking the bar privilege
So, at the rclreshment counter under
the grand stand, only temperance
drinks Will be sold this week.
The President, who has been work.
inc very hard and steadily now for
some time has decided to ia Ike a rest
He will 90 soon, accompanied by AlS
wife and her mother, Colonel and Mrs.
Lamont, to Saranac Lake n. Y, for
about ten days fishing. Last season
he delayed his trip to the mountains
until it was almost too late for this
sport. He expects to get there before
the crowd Of Adirondack visitors as
semble, with the view Of securing Il
GOOD rest. 1t is probable that this will
be his only opportunity to be away
from Washington for any length OF time
Extra session talk is again revived ,and
should he deem it necessary to call an
extra session Of Congress, as many men
of prominence think he will, he would
probably be deprived Of a latter sum-
mer vacation.
The talk of an extra session Of Con-
gress is renewed, but chiefly by the ad-
vocates Of tariff reduction who think
that the country demands relief from
taxation and the release Of a good deal
OF the money locked up thereby in the
Treasury, For partisan reasons the
democratic politicians generally will OPP
pose the idea, because an extra session
would involve an additional expense,
for which the dominant party would be
held responsible. There is no cause
for alarm, however concerning a strln.
gency in the money market, whether
Congress be specially convened or not.
Secretary Fairchild is conservative
manager, and his powers are amplc,un,
der existing laws, to enable him to ward
Off any threatened trouble. In the
worst contingency that can be imagln-
ed he is at liberty to step into the open
market and buy bonds for government
account. This method Of procedure,
including taxation first, and the distrl-
button of the fruits Of taxation after
ward, may be less simple and direct
than leaving the peoples money in
their own hands all the time; but,
since we have to consider things as they
might be, it is a comfort to know that
the discretion given to the Secretary Of
the Treasury is sufficiently broad, and
the man to exercise it is alert enough
to nullify the danger which might 9TH
erwise menances the business interests
Of the country.